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Eurocom M980NU

Specifications

Eurocom M980NU
Eurocom M980NU
Graphics adapter
Display
18.40 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1080 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
5.9 kg ( = 208.12 oz / 13.01 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
2000 Euro
Sold in
UK

 

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Average Score: 76% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
price: 40%, performance: 95%, features: - %, display: 60% mobility: 40%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Eurocom M980NU

Eurocom M98NU XCaliber Gaming Notebook Review
Source: Hot Hardware English Archive.org version
There is no question that the M98NU XCaliber is an excellent machine for gaming, watching HD video, and for great-sounding audio (for music, movies, and gaming). But if you're willing to spend more than five grand for a notebook, make sure you do your homework before you commit to such a large purchase. Whenever you configure a system with top-of-line components, you almost always pay a premium for such components--you often wind up paying a lot for a relatively small gain in performance. Also, as the M98NU XCaliber is an OEM notebook from Clevo, you might want to check out other OEMs who sell the same model--they might have better deals or perhaps better warranty policies.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/14/2009
Rating: price: 40% performance: 95% display: 60% mobility: 40%
76% Eurocom M980NU Xcaliber
Source: Computer Shopper English Archive.org version
Known for its mobile workstations and powerful desktop-replacement laptops, the Canadian firm Eurocom recently added the M980U XCaliber to its stable of performance notebooks. This high-end 18-inch gaming notebook is chock-full of premium components, including a quad-core CPU, dual graphics cards, a recordable Blu-ray drive, and a solid-state hard drive. The XCaliber is a massive gaming notebook with quad-core processing, a great 18.4-inch LCD, and fast SLI graphics, but it's just too expensive.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 76%

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M:

The GeForce GTX 280M is based on the G92b chip with all 128 pipelines and, as a result, shares more similarities to the desktop 9800 GTX+ than the desktop GTX 280. Regardless, the high clock rate makes the GTX 280M considerably faster than the 9800M GTX.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.


T9900: Fastest (in 2009) Core 2 Duo Dual Core CPU and similar to the Core 2 Extreme X9100 (withouth the free multiplicator, but instead less TDP and cheaper). Very well suited for games and demanding applications. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


18.40": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


5.9 kg:

A laptop in this weight range is a heavyweight that you rarely carry around. This is meant for desktops and the devices tend to score with a large display and high performance and replace desktop devices.


Eurocom: Eurocom Corporation is a computer hardware manufacturing company founded in 1989 with offices in Canada and USA. Eurocom produces Desktop Replacement Notebooks and Mobile Workstations. 


76%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-03-13 (Update: 2012-05-26)